Improvement in the consteijction of ice-pitchers



FREDERICK .IL MILLER, l OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

vLettersPatent No. 76,934, datecZ'pm'Z 21, 1868; antedated April 10, 1868.

- IMPROVEMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION 0F IGE-PITGHIIRS.

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TO ALII'IO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: l

l B e it knownfthat I, FREDERICK J. MILLER, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, and Stateot New York, have invented a new Improvement in- Ice-Pitchers; and I (lo-hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompnnying drawing, and the letters of reference mar/lied thereon, to be a.v full, clear, and

exact description of the same, and -which said drawing constitutes part Of this specification, and represents n section of an ice-pitcher constructed Orr-my improved plan. 7

The object of my invention isto overcome an existing diculty with thecommon ice.pitchers as now made by strengthening the inside bottom and wall, so that when pieces ot' ice are accidentally-or carelessly dropped into the pitcher, the inside wall orbottom' will not be bruised or pierced through, injuring the bottom and wall to suoli an/extent that'repairs are necessary, or the pitcher is useless.

To enable others to malte pitchers on my improved plan, I will proceed to describe the construction of the same.

a is the outetwall, and b the bot-toni; a the inner wall, and eZ the inner bottom attached thereto, 'said bottom extending to the lower edge of the rim orA foot e,.and attached thereto, so that the lower edge ofthe inside bottom, d, will touch the table. It will lnow be seen that when pieces of ice are dropped into the pitcher, the force of the blow will be-at g, and not atf, :is is the case with the common ico-pitcher, and being supported by the table, and attached to the lower rim vor foot e, will not tear away from the inner wall, c, and cause the pitcher to leak, nor will the inside bottom of the pitcher become bruised or pierced through, said bottom being mad'eof the drum-shape, or said bottom could be made corrugated, in order to strengthen it. And it will also lbe seen that the strain at thepoint oi' solderingthe inner wall to the top of the pitcher will be avoided. The inner bottom being soldered or attached t o the lower rim, eL adds greatly to the strength of the rim, and entirely prevents the bruising of that portion of the pitcher. l

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An 4ice-pitcher, having the walls c a, and bottoms d b, and lowerrim or base e, constructed substantially as shownand for the pdr-pose set forth y v v In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature, this 30th day of March, 1867.

FRED. J.' MILLER'. Witnesses: p

E. S.V MILLER, C. A. MILLER, 

